Outdoor gym kit and a petanque pitch are to be installed in the playing fields in Witherley, near Hinckley. The new additions will be sited next to the children’s play park, on Witherley Memorial Playing Field, on the corner of Post Office Lane and Church Road. The amenities will include …
Read More »Royal Mail says new Filton Airfield venue could delay postal deliveries in Bristol and beyond
Royal Mail has warned that any traffic caused by a new attraction in Filton could delay post across the “whole region”. YTL Developments is seeking planning permission to build the festival-style ‘village’ on the former airfield near Bristol, with outdoor entertainment, tipi restaurants, retail stalls and a bar with roof …
Read More »University of Bristol unveils major plans to expand Temple Quarter campus
The University of Bristol has unveiled major plans to expand its new Temple Quarter campus before it is even built. A series of five stepped buildings ranging from four to eight storeys would transform a former industrial area next to Temple Meads station after the institution bought the Wales & …
Read More ȣ300m university campus on former sorting office site recommended for approval
Bristol University’s plans to build a brand new £300 million campus on part of Temple Island have been recommended for approval. The planning application relates to the detailed design of the academic buildings which will be built on the site of the former Royal Mail Sorting Office. The site was …
Read More »Glaxo shares fall for second day on cautious broker outlooks while FTSE 100 extends gains
Getty Images The headquarters of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline GlaxoSmithKline shares lost ground on Thursday for a second day as brokers reacted cautiously to the U.K. pharmaceutical giant’s outlook. GlaxoSmithKline GSK, -2.58% …
Read More »Glaxo shares fall for second day on cautious broker outlooks while FTSE 100 extends gains
Getty Images The headquarters of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline GlaxoSmithKline shares lost ground on Thursday for a second day as brokers reacted cautiously to the U.K. pharmaceutical giant’s outlook. GlaxoSmithKline GSK, -2.58% …
Read More »Plans for new entrance at Bristol Temple Meads
The main entrance to Temple Meads could be moving as plans to redevelop the station progress. Last year council heads finally started the process of regenerating one of the city’s most historically important buildings after years of promises and failed bids. At the time Bristol City Council and the West …
Read More »Three tower blocks of student accommodation on Temple Island site recommended for approval
Plans to build three huge tower blocks for almost 1,000 students at Temple Quarter have been recommended for approval. Bristol University secured outline planning permission for a new £300million campus in 2018 on the site behind Temple Meads and part of Temple Island. The campus will include both residential and …
Read More »Historic England says Temple Island student accommodation will block view of Bristol’s coloured houses
Historic England has criticised the design of three tower blocks of student accommodation planned behind Temple Meads claiming they could adversely affect views of the city for train passengers. Bristol University plans to build three blocks of student flats for nearly 1,000 students have been recommended for approval by Bristol …
Read More »Proposed roads for Ryde development ‘breathtakingly inadequate’, says councillor
A Ryde councillor has called for ‘suitable and sustainable roads’ to be put in place before the extension to Ryde Business Park on Nicholson Road takes place. Cllr Philip Jordan, representative for Ryde North West, has called the proposed layout of new roads on Smallbrook Lane ‘breathtakingly inadequate’. Plans submitted …
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